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Show f Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, September 27-30, 2008 The Park Record A-8 More than 104,000 refrigerators recycled so far Hunter explained more than 20 percent of the electricity used Rocky Mountain Power in the home is consumed in refrigerating food. Older refrigerators SALT LAKE CITY - Rocky can use as much as three times the Mountain Power announced electricity of newer models - a 20Wednesday at a celebration event year-old model consumes an averit has recycled more than 104,000 age of 1,500 kilowatt hours per refrigerators and freezers for cus- year compared to a new model tomers in Utah since it launched averaging 400-500 kilowatt hours its See 'Ya Later Refrigerator per year. program five years go. "With rising demand for elec"This has been a very success- tricity, it's important to use elecful energy efficiency program for trical energy as efficiently as posour customers," said Carol sible, and old refrigerators and Hunter, Rocky Mountain Power freezers are not energy efficient," vice president. "The energy sav- Hunter said. ings realized by removing these An added attraction at old, inefficient appliances is equal Wednesday's celebration was a to the annual electric 1power usage close-up look at the new, state-ofin 7,000 Utah homes. ' SUBMITTED BY the-art recycling equipment Utah and Idaho are eligible to recycle a, total of two units on the enhancing the recycling process. "Equipped with robotic arms, program. Research done prior to beginour new recycling machine speeds up the process and makes fluid ning the See 'Ya Later recovery even more thorough," Refrigerator program indicated said Michael Dunham, JACO when customers purchased new Environmental^ director of ener- refrigerators for the kitchen, the gy and environmental programs. *old appliances would be placed in JACO Environmental contracts the garage or basement. While with Rocky Mountain Power to the extra refrigerator space was pick up and recycle old refrigera- used a few times a year, the appliance continued to consume electors and freezers. Program participants receive tricity every day. Rocky Mountain Power cusan energy savings packet that includes two free compact flores- tomers can schedule a refrigeracent lights at the time of the tor pick up at the company's refrigerator pick up and a $30 Web site www.rockymountaincheck in the mail. Rocky power.net/save or by calling 1Mountain Power customers in 866-899-5539. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month Domestic Violence Coalition to raise awareness of how wideSummit County Victim spread the occurrence of domesAssistance Program tic violence is locally. Their goal is to educate their communities October is nationally recog- regarding domestic violence nized as Domestic Violence before it occurs, as well as faciliAwareness Month. Throughout tate alterations in the attitudes the month, scores of public edu- and behaviors that condone or cation campaigns and communi- accept violent behavior. ty outreach events transpire both In support Heber City will nationally and statewide. post purple "STOP" signs at the Wasatch and Summit Wasatch County Building. 25 N. Counties work side by side as a Main. 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